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Plastic on a strict diet

While 2020 started with deafening bangs, I started to back-up my memories of 2019 in my mind. A lovely hot […]

Should you throw away your polyester fleece?

In Dutch talk show Radar of 7 October, our director Maria Westerbos said to presenter Antoinette Hertsenberg: ‘Fleece? No way, […]

Mopping up with the plastic-soup tap left open….

Recycling. A word that makes me happy. Like the swoosh-swoosh-swoosh of the skipping rope as pretty young girls in their […]

The secret of anti-wrinkle cream

My grandmother celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by a large crowd of children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bewilderment seemed to […]

My plastic diary

Seven o’clock, and there’s an icy storm blowing outside. My warm fleece jumper is covered in cat’s hairs, so I […]

The dirty truth about cigarette filters

Blue smoke curls up from my terrace. After the last puff, a flesh-coloured filter is thrown carefully into the garden, […]

The plastic broth in my body…

Thanks to Dutch national hero Boyan Slat, we all know the truth these days: our oceans are full of plastic. […]

The ultimate plastic diet to reduce your plastic footprint

Amsterdam, 17 January 2019 – We all consume too much plastic. Literally. There is plastic in the food we eat, […]

FRANCOBLOGGO V: It’s a wrap!

Having had some space to reflect on our month of plastic free living, it’s time to assess how we, the […]

FRANCOBLOGGO IV: At festivals, leave no trace, baby!

Hey hey hey! Sam again here. Festival season is nearly over, and my lord we are having a lovely time. […]

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EU ban on microplastics in cosmetics: too slow and too limited

Cosmetics companies selling personal care products without microplastics are calling for the swift introduction of a total ban in an open letter.

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Sungai Watch prevents Bali’s plastic waste from reaching the ocean

In Bali, more and more rivers are being cleaned from plastic waste every day. What do Dutch travel suitcases made from recycled ocean plastic have to do with that?

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Chemicals plastic cause overweight

Scientists suspect that fat formation in human bodies is stimulated by plastic.

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The end of PFAS is a step closer

The Netherlands has submitted a proposal for a European ban to restrict the use of PFAS.

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